Genesis 14:13:7Gen.14.13.W7TAB
שֹׁכֵ֨ן
shokhen
“dwelt”
- Transliteration
- sho-KHEN
- Extended
- shoh-KHEHN
- IPA
- /ʃoː.ˈxeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- dwelt
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
sho-KHEN
- phraseyour reading level
ve-HU sho-KHEN be-e-lo-NEI
- clause
ve-HU sho-KHEN be-e-lo-NEI ma-me-RE ha-e-mo-RI a-KHI e-she-KOL va-a-KHI a-NER ve-HEM ba-a-LEI ve-rit-av-RAM
- sentence
va-ya-VO ha-pa-LIT va-yag-GED le-av-RAM ha-iv-RI ve-HU sho-KHEN be-e-lo-NEI ma-me-RE ha-e-mo-RI a-KHI e-she-KOL va-a-KHI a-NER ve-HEM ba-a-LEI ve-rit-av-RAM
Exegesis
The clause ve-hu shokhen {וְהוּא שֹׁכֵן | wə-hûʾ šōḵēn} 'and he was residing' uses a participle to convey ongoing residence, portraying Abram’s settled presence rather than a brief stop.
Root and etymology
š-k-n
“to dwell, settle”
In context — Genesis 14:13
Then the survivor came and reported to Abram the Hebrew. He was living among the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, the brother of Eshkol and the brother of Aner; and they were allies of Abram.
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 14:13, so the Hebrew word שֹׁכֵ֨ן (shokhen) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Gen.14.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.13.W7.S1) and character.